04/09/2025
FLU CLINICS
Yes it's that time of year again. Bit of a long post I'm afraid
For healthy individuals, flu is an unpleasant but normally a self-limiting disease with recovery, usually within 2 to 7 days.
Common symptoms include:
sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, muscle and joint pain and extreme fatigue. dry cough, sore throat and stuffy nose
In young children, gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhoea may occur
Flu Vaccines arrive next week and appointments are available to book from 15th September, we are able to start to administer vaccine to:
🌈 Children age 2 & 3 (by 31/8/25)
🌈 children in clinical risk groups aged 6 months to 18 years
🌈Pregnant Ladies
The link below gives more information for children's vaccine.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flu-vaccine-best-practice-guide-for-gps
From 1st October we can administer vaccine to:
🌈Patients aged 65 years and over
🌈 patients aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups 🌈those in long-stay residential care homes
🌈carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
🌈close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
for more information please follow the link below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flu-vaccination-who-should-have-it-this-winter-and-why
This Autumn there is a change to the Covid Booster vaccination that this is only for Patients aged 75 and over (by 31/01/2026) and severely Immuno-compromised.
This can be given at the same time as flu if you wish. We have clinics running from 1st October on a daily basis with a large clinic on Saturday 4th October from 8am.
If you have an appointment from 1/10/25 for your annual review, the nurse will be able to give the flu at that appointment but for patients aged over 75 that wish to have a Covid Booster those need to be given in a specific clinic.
If you have any queries you can contact the team via Patchs on our website or ask reception who will be happy to help.
Many thanks Jo and the Team.
